Mitral valve ring for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation
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1. A method of repairing a mitral valve of a heart with an active bodily ring, comprising:
- disposing a loop in a first chamber of an annular-shaped fabric housing, wherein the housing defines a first annular chamber and a second annular chamber separated by a seam in the fabric housing to divide the first and second annular chambers, the chambers being concentric, said loop capable of actively radially expanding and compressing during normal function of the heart; and
suturing the second chamber of the housing to a mitral valve annulus of the mitral valve of the heart.
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Abstract
An active bodily ring having a housing adapted to be sutured to a bodily component and a loop disposed in the housing, the loop capable of actively expanding and compressing during the bodily components normal function. The housing defines a first chamber and a second chamber, the first chamber containing the loop and the second chamber providing a region capable of being sutured to the bodily component. In one embodiment, the housing can be a crimped-fabric housing. In another embodiment, the housing can be a woven-fabric housing having elastic properties. The housing can be made from polyester.
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1. A method of repairing a mitral valve of a heart with an active bodily ring, comprising:
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disposing a loop in a first chamber of an annular-shaped fabric housing, wherein the housing defines a first annular chamber and a second annular chamber separated by a seam in the fabric housing to divide the first and second annular chambers, the chambers being concentric, said loop capable of actively radially expanding and compressing during normal function of the heart; and suturing the second chamber of the housing to a mitral valve annulus of the mitral valve of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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